US gives Shell final nod to drill for oil in Arctic

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 17:08

The Obama administration granted Royal Dutch Shell final clearance on Monday to resume drilling for oil and gas in the environmentally fragile Arctic Ocean for the first time since 2012, a move green groups vowed to fight.

Seychelles signs up for WTO entry

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 25, 2015, 20:45

The Seychelles on Wednesday sealed its entry to the World Trade Organization, the Geneva-based body whose 160 members set the rules of global commerce.

Parrikar hints at more liberalised defence exports regime

Last Updated: Saturday, March 21, 2015, 18:11

Advocating for a larger role for India in the Indian Ocean Region and ASEAN, which are witnessing an increased Chinese influence, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today hinted at the possibility of having a more liberalised defence exports regime for friendly nations.

Bomb craters, alien landings not behind mysterious ocean circles off Baltic coast

Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 13:11

Images of the mysterious ocean circles off the Baltic coast of Denmark have left people baffled since 2008.

India, Australia launch bio robots in Indian Ocean

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 12:57

Robotic floats armed with sensors will be launched in the Indian Ocean as part of a new India-Australia research partnership to study the Indian Ocean, authorities said Wednesday.

Soon, `fly` underwater to explore marine world

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 15:36

California-based Hawkes Ocean Technologies has developed a two-seater underwater vehicle that would take you below the surface.

World court awards Peru swathe of Chile`s fish-rich sea

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 08:05

Lima cried victory Monday after the UN`s top court handed it a wedge of sea under Chilean sovereignty, but Peruvian fishermen nevertheless said they gained nothing from the historic ruling.

Ride the wave

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 01:33

Not many careers give you the liberty to bring your passion and profession in one boat.

Ocean waves could help predict earthquakes in near future

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 12:51

Scientists have now found a method to use ocean waves to simulate the ground motion occurring in real earthquakes.

16 nations to participate in Indian Navy`s MILAN 2014

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 18:59

A total of 16 navies from the Indian Ocean Region are participating in `MILAN 2014`, the biennial international naval exercise conducted by the Indian Navy in Andaman and Nicobar Islands.